Show i I I I PlANS TO Tn PROBE ATTORNEYS ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Daugherty to Have Chicago Branch of U. U S. S Dept of Justice Investigated CHICAGO March 1 1 An n investigation tion Into the office of ot the tho United States district attorney in Chicago will be made by two men one a Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican and nd the other a Democrat as the result of ot rec recent recent nt charges reflecting upon the conduct of or the office accordIng according according accord- accord Ing to a aa letter received by S. S H. H Strawn president of ot the Illinois Bar association and William T. T Alden president of ot the Chicago Bar association association tion from Attorney General Daugherty ty and made pUb public ic here today Mr Daugherty asks the presidents of the two associations to select six men three men three Democrats and three Republicans Re Re- publicans who publIcans who would be willing t tI to conduct such an Investigation and ana from these six there will wUl be two selected se selected selected se- se to make the Investigation The letter follows You have doubtless noticed from public utterances utterances' of ot mine that I regard every member of the bar In this country country coun coun- try as a member of the staff of ot this department Certain charges have been made reflecting upon the conduct conductor I of or the office of the United States attorney at attorney attorney at- at torney in Chicago These charges are ot of too grave and serious a nature to tobe tobe tobe be Ignored and I desire to have bave a thorough Investigation made of them The purpose of this letter Is to re request request request re- re quest you to submit to me the names and addresses of six rep reputable table and well wen known members of the bar three of whom are to be Republicans and three to bo be be Democrats who vho will be willing willingto to serve if It selected to conduct this j j investigation From rom these six names names names' submitted two will wUl be bo selected to conduct conduct conduct con con- duct the Investigation one Republican and one one Democrat I want It to be so conducted that no charge that would command the least respect can be made that the office office office of of- fice of ot the United United- States attorney had haa been whitewashed or that star chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber methods were used to protect orto or orto orto to reflect upon an anyone one connected with the office ottice Assuring you of my very great appreciation appreciation appreciation ap ap- of ot your prompt compliance with this request and with best hest wishes I am sincerely yours Signed HARRY M. M DA DAUGHERTY I |